Volleyball Game Preview: Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack vs. North Central Knights

The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will face off against the North Central Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Gentry Zwingman

Digs

10/20/25 vs Niobrara/Verdigre	16
10/16/25 @ Laurel-Concord-Coleridge	15
10/11/25 vs Milford	9
10/11/25 vs Central Valley	15
10/11/25 vs Thayer Central	9
+ 22 more games

Elgin/Pope John needed a changed in momentum after dropping four straight matches and they got it from Gentry Zwingman. The Wolfpack put the hurt on Niobrara/Verdigre with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday for which the team can thank Zwingman, who had 16 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.

Elgin/Pope John was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-11, 25-19.

Meanwhile, North Central posted their closest win since September 13th on Monday. They skirted past Boyd County 3-2. The game was the first time the Knights have beaten the Spartans on their court since October 10, 2023.

North Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-12.

North Central now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Elgin/Pope John, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.

Everything went Elgin/Pope John's way against North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Elgin/Pope John made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Wolfpack repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.